The Faculty of Arabic Language

Objective:

The institute aims to teach a student the Arabic language with a modern methodology that enables him/her to master the language of the Quran. The student can then move on to study the Islamic Sciences in Arabic.

Our Advantage:

An advantage that this institute holds over others similar to it is that Arabic is spoken throughout the school, and all students must practice their Arabic. Also, all classes take place in Classical Arabic (fusha); no colloquial (slang) Arabic is spoken by the teachers. Many a time, a student feels frustrated when he/she travels to an Arab country to study and finds teachers speaking the local dialect. Meanwhile at our institute, many students who do not know even a word of Classical Arabic enter, for example, the faculty of memorizing the Quran and learn much Arabic just by listening to teachers and fellow students.

Message from the English-speaking students: Over the years, English-speaking students actually have aquired a reputation for speaking in Arabic all the time (except in our bi-weekly English Circle), enthusiastic to start speaking right away.

Eligibility:

For one to study this course, one must be on campus – the Arabic course cannot be studied through correspondence.

A secondary school certificate is not required to enter the course.
A student must register with the administration. He/She must also come to the institute beforehand for an interview.

Duration of study:

The course is officially two years, but a student may enter the 2^nd year directly, provided he shows his ability to handle the course.                                                    

The First year:

Builds a student's foundation in the language. He is taught how to read, write, and speak in Arabic. 
The Second year:

Build's upon a student's foundation in the language. In-depth grammar and syntax are studied so as to prepare the student for the Islamic Sciences (Shar'iah) course.

Subjects to be learned:

Oral Expression
Written Expression
Grammar and Syntax (Nahw and Sarf)
Recitation of the Quran (with Tajweed)
The Ahadeeth of the Prophet(SAW) (ie his sayings, actions, etc)
The Biography of the Prophet (Seerah)
The Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) of Taharah and Salah (Purification and Prayer)
Introduction to Arabic literature 

The students study, with a teacher, 25-hours a week, Monday-Thursday.

At the end of the second year student should:

Have a deep understanding of Arabic grammar and syntax.
Be able to analyze and define a sentence and what it contains using complex and sophisticated Arabic grammatical terms.

Be able to read Arabic text without the Shakl (the presence of one of these three grammatical cases on each letter: nominative, accusative, and genitive)

Be able to understand a text and its main ideas.
Also a student obtains sufficient knowledge of the vocabulary used in the Islamic Sciences so that he is able to study them later on.